Total Crime Rate

333.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 333.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 185.9 10/10
  • Public order 57.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Locksway Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Baffins , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 588 local areas in Portsmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Locksway Road (PO4 8LQ) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 226.0% higher than the Baffins average (102.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 243.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Locksway Road (PO4 8LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Oakdene Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Locksway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Furze Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Waterlock Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaway Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakdene Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Oakdene Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furze Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furze Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakdene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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